“Containing Crohn’s” Vacuumed formed ceramics. Featured in the Smithsonian’s In/finite Earth Exhibition.Containing Crohn’s Installation view
“For My Namesake” Church hat adorned with flowers, pearls, and pennies for my grandmother“For My Namesake” Digital Study
“My Mother’s Daughter” Fur coat adorned with hand made bows, pearls, and wire mesh.“My Mother’s Daughter” Detail
“Challenger of Impermanence” Four collage panels on canvas attached to a wooden yokepanel from Challenger of Impermanence
“Weight of the World” Dyed canvas on a wooden frame holding what different individuals consider to be their weaknesses.
“The Gift of Shirley” collaboration with Landon Tate The language and ways of interacting with religion has and will always change. From engaging with statues to prayer beads, there is no one set way of accessing spirituality. Shirley Herzberg is 84 years old and wants to reach a higher spiritual plane during the rest of her days. She believes she finds God the most when she’s taking people as they are, she possesses great strength and controls along-side a warm-hearted love for Christianity. This piece seeks to remix archaic forms of accessibility and investigate what it takes to explore “the other” further through means of garmentry.
“Pressure Builds Diamonds” Plaster hand-formed coals in the boxes I received shots for Crohns
“A moment to Remember” garment holding possible last words
“In Pieces” Plaster cast balloons, shattered after popping.
Alter Ego, Delilah J. Poindexter
“Never to be Touched Again” 5 Sculptures of outstretched and clenched hands that I’ll never touch again. Broken Memories put upon a pedestal.
Body in discovery explores different realms of my personal body identity. I am a 20 something-year-old black American woman with several chronic illnesses.
Much of this work avidly explores my personal lineage and my experiences with Crohn’s disease. This body of work thrives on the intersectionality of the black, female, and wounded vessel.
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